Artanis, the Hierarch of the Daelaam, is a melee bruiser hero from the StarCraft universe.[1][2] Despite his relative youth, Artanis was named Hierarch of the Daelaam after the fall of Aiur. Driven by the promise of a brighter future, he hopes to reclaim the protoss' fallen home world and rebuild their once glorious civilization.

Artanis is a tough Bruiser that deals high damage if the enemy team is unable to shut him down. He repositions enemies and strikes with his blades.[3]

Artanis is the leader of the Daelaam. A renowned warrior, he seeks to unify his beleaguered people, and will let nothing stand in his way to restore the glory of the protoss. Hierarch Artanis is an indomitable warrior who seeks to unify his beleaguered people. As a renowned Templar with centuries of experience, Artanis combines martial prowess and tactical acumen—striking swiftly with his psi-blades, taking the brunt of enemy assaults with his shields, or calling upon his flagship, the Spear of Adun, to turn his foes into dust. He'll let nothing stand in his way to restore the glory of the protoss.[4]

Artanis was a student of Tassadar, and with the appearance of the zerg during the Great War, Artanis was thrust into command when his teacher was disgraced for defying the will of the Conclave. Now an executor, Artanis allied with Fenix to repel the zerg from their homeworld of Aiur, but after Fenix fell in battle and he was ordered away from his home to hunt Tassadar, Artanis became disillusioned with the leadership of the Conclave. Instead of capturing Tassadar, Artanis allied with him, helped him rescue the exiled NerazimZeratul, and even fought his own people as he prevented Tassadar's capture. When Tassadar was freed, Artanis commanded the protoss in the final assault on the zerg's Overmind, with Tassadar, sacrificing himself to slay the creature.

However in the aftermath Aiur was overrun with feral zerg, and Artanis worked with Zeratul to lead his people from the planet to the Nerazim world of Shakuras. However, the zerg followed them there, and the protoss were forced to hunt the Uraj and Khalis to activate a temple capable of purging the zerg from the planet. Artanis had little time to rebuild their society and try to settle when their planet was attacked twice, first by the fanatical Nerazim Ulrezaj, and then by Sarah Kerrigan, who kidnapped the Nerazim's matriarch Raszagal and demanded the protoss aid her in killing the second infant Overmind controlled by the invading terran United Earth Directorate. When Kerrigan's further betrayal resulted in the matriarch's death, Artanis sent a retaliation fleet, and alongside the Terran Dominion and UED fleets, fought Kerrigan's Swarms. But all fleets were repelled.

With an uneasy peace, Artanis reunited protoss society into the Daelaam, and was made Hierarch to represent all protoss tribes. His primary goal was to reassemble his fleet to retake Aiur, slowly forming the Golden Armada, the largest group of protoss ships ever assembled. Six years of tensions, tribalism and border conflicts later, Artanis released his fleet on Aiur, assaulting the feral zerg inhabiting the world. However, Zeratul warned him of the return of the fallen xel'nagaAmon, and during the attack Amon seized control of the Khala that bound Artanis's people, taking direct control of the majority. Zeratul gave his life to free Artanis from Amon's corruption, and Artanis swore to continue the fight, escaping the planet on the Spear of Adun.

Over the course of the war, Artanis managed to rally his people, and bring under his fleet the forces of the Tal'darim under Alarak, and the Purifiers under an AI construct of the memories of Fenix named Talandar. Together, they used a xel'naga relic named the Keystone to drive him into his home realm of the Void, then allied with Jim Raynor and a redeemed Sarah Kerrigan to dog him there, slaying the xel'naga once and for all. In the aftermath Artanis attempted to rebuild his society, but the scars of the war made it a struggle.

Years later, Artanis was alerted to a zerg incursion on the planet Gystt, and found Zagara and her zerg there, having regrown the planet using a xel'naga creature. Artanis was skeptical of the zerg's intensions, but joined peace talks there at the behest of Emperor Valerian Mengsk. But a plot brewed by Abathur threatened to respark the conflict between the three races, with Artanis prepared to purify the world. Yet a joint-race survey team managed to uncover Abathur's plot and stop him, allowing peace talks to resume. Yet even after these talks, tensions rose over conflicts on the Terran Dominion and Daelaam border, causing Artanis to be pressured by his people to retaliate against the Dominion.

Artanis is tough Bruiser that deals high damage if the enemy team is unable to shut him down. While below 75% maximum HealthShield Overload and related talents can make him deceptively difficult to kill. Artanis' lack of innate gap-closers means that he must commit to his Blade Dash + Phase Prism combination in order to effectively engage team fights from longer distances.

Backstory:Despite his relative youth, Artanis was named Hierarch of the Daelaam after the fall of Aiur. Driven by the promise of a brighter future, he hopes to reclaim the protoss' fallen home world and rebuild their once glorious civilization.

Notes: Artanis is free with the purchase of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void.

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Daelaam

Backstory:The Khala is lost, and the war against Amon rages across the Koprulu Sector. Aboard the Spear of Adun, Artanis and his forces are the last hope against annihilation.

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Hierarch

Backstory:As Hierarch, Artanis strives for unity among his people. Drawing inspiration from the cultures of both Aiur and Shakuras, his ceremonial armor is a symbol of their combined strength.

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Purifier

Backstory:Shortly after reactivation, Artanis purged Aiur of the protoss in an act of open rebellion. Now the Hierarch of the Purifiers leads his people on a quest to cleanse the sector of all organic life.

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